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thought they would never see a resolution to the case of th missing woman. but there was one woman -- person in particular tha didn't like to see the dusty jacket of unsolved cases in hi file in 2010, one of miami's most experienced prosecutors took over the case, along with hi assistant state attorney >> what did you think th biggest problem of the case was? >> i had nobody. i had no witnesses and i didn't have anything t show that she was actually dead >> well, i think tha especially now, juries hav high expectations. >> the csi speech that so many prosecutors given jury selection. >> they expect physica evidence they want to see a body. >> the two reexamined the 16 year old file and took a fresh look at a lead from back the that had never panned out. an acquaintance of clifford's, someone named robert messier told police about a disturbing

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>> what did you think the biggest problem of the case was? >> i had nobody. i had no witnesses. and i didn't have anything to show that she was actually dead. >> well, i think that especially now, juries have high expectations. >> the csi speech that so many prosecutors given jury selection. >> they expect physical evidence. they want to see a body. >> the two reexamined the 16 year old file and took a fresh look at a lead from back then that had never panned out. an acquaintance of clifford's, someone named robert messier, told police about a disturbing conversation he had with the ex-husband not long after lynn went missing. he said it happened over breakfast at this ihop. >> clifford told them, this is never living the state with my child. she's going for a boat ride and she's never coming back. >> this is dynamite for an investigator. >> it was great. we managed to convince missy that he should become our ally. >> in other words, a snitch. messier, a convicted felon on

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